Looking back reveals a decade of Broadway defined by bold new voices, timely themes, and an ever-evolving vision of what great theatre can be
The honor every original Broadway musical strives to achieve and one that winners proudly carry throughout their run
Lighting design shapes the atmosphere of a Broadway production in ways audiences often feel before they consciously notice it. Through shifts in color, shadow, and focus, lighting guides attention, defines mood, and transforms the emotional temperature of a scene from one line to the next.
By Ben Lerner The big, traditional Broadway set design that defined the Golden Era – with its physical, moving set pieces and fully furnished rooms – is still around, of course. You’ve seen it recently in big budget shows like Moulin Rouge! and revivals like Sweeney Todd and Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, the […]
A Look at the Best Costume Designs Behind the 2026 Tony Nominees
By Ben Lerner If you read the Broadway’s Best Shows feature about the most-revived plays in Broadway history, you know Shakespeare is the clear leader, although he had a multi-century headstart over runners-up like Henrik Ibsen, George Bernard Shaw, and Anton Chekhov. And that when focusing on twentieth-century American playwrights, Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie […]
A Look at Broadway’s Best Visual and Textual Language
A Look at the Best Set Designs Behind the 2026 Tony Nominees
The past ten years of Broadway have offered a new playing ground for artistic approaches, from more traditional typography and illustrations to celebrity photography and abstract reimaginings. Here are the windowcards that helped define the 2015-2026 Broadway seasons.
Classics are classics for a reason, and some plays lead the pack in their repeated popularity over the decades. If you’ve ever wondered which are brought back the most, look no further!
Let’s take a look at what to expect from the plays arriving this fall through Spring 2027.
Richard Thomas has performed on Broadway every single decade from the 1950s through the 2020s, with the exception of the 1970s and 1990s.
Let’s take a look at what to expect from the musicals arriving this fall through Spring 2027.
The revival of Eric Bentley’s gripping docudrama opened at New York City Center this month.
The 79th Annual Tony Awards arrived at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday night and delivered exactly what Broadway fans want from theatre’s biggest celebration: major wins, historic milestones, emotional speeches, and a few surprises along the way. By the end of the evening, one thing was clear: Broadway is thriving.
Broadway’s biggest night is almost here! Whether you’re a lifelong theatre fan or tuning in to see your favorite stars, here’s everything you need to know about how to watch the 2026 Tony Awards in the United States.
A Look at the Posters Behind the 2026 Tony Nominees
It takes a lot of invisible labor to make Broadway’s theatrical magic look effortless, and many of the hardest-working folks in the industry are still left out of the Tony Awards. Here are ten of the many blind spots that the Tony Awards could address with new categories.
Could a drawing-room farce centered on upper-class British housewives pining over a shared pre-marital French lover still resonate, let alone provoke the raucous belly laughs required of a premium Broadway ticket today?
A chilling piece of American theatre history is heading back into the spotlight. The play revisits one of the most infamous chapters in American cultural history, when artists, actors, writers, directors, and performers were asked to defend their loyalty, reveal their politics, and, in many cases, name names.
Broadway’s Best Shows sat down with Matthew Murphy to discuss his work with MurphyMade, the leading photography shop for Broadway and beyond.
Schmigadoon is by and for lovers of traditional musical theatre and sticks the landing.
The Broadway that exists right now barely resembles the 3 hour long jazz hand-filled opus that many picture in their heads. Some of these shows feel like concerts and some like prestige TV and indie films. Others feel like you accidentally walked into a life-changing experience.
Those who can put their purism of the film aside, or those going in blind, will greatly enjoy this fast-paced, funny, and deeply entertaining play as its own work of art.
If you’ve ever enjoyed a karaoke singalong, a fully improvised fourth-wall-breaking section, or an SNL parody, book yourself a voyage on Titanique – it’s a gay old time.
Every year, nomination morning tells us what Broadway loved, what it respected, what it rewarded, and what it somehow pretended not to see. Here are the biggest surprises and snubs of the season.
the Tony Awards nomination process is far more intricate than most people realize. From eligibility committees to secret ballots supervised by an accounting firm, this piece pulls back the curtain on how a show actually earns its shot at Broadway’s biggest night.
Before the Tonys hand out their envelopes and the discourse shifts to who won and who was snubbed, it’s worth pausing to ask a quieter question: what was Broadway actually saying this year?
Names that echo from film, television, music, and beyond are gathering on Broadway not as a novelty, but as a celebration, and audiences are surely enjoying the ride.
Playwrights are consistently drawn to newsrooms and broadcast desks because these environments act as a perfect, ready-made pressure cooker for dramatic conflict. Here’s a sampling of plays that center around journalism.
There are Broadway journeys… and then there’s the arc of Daniel Radcliffe, a career that began under the global spotlight of a wand and Hogwarts robes, and evolved into one of the most surprisingly fearless stage reinventions of a generation.This is a story of transformation through the stage.
All of the current Broadway Plays
Exploring humanity, conflict, and consequences.
Plays and Musicals by Irish Writers to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Hollywood and Broadway have always shared a creative dialogue.
A conversation with the playwright
Broadway’s Best Shows Takes A Trip To The West End
Best Shows For A Theatre Date
High-stakes drama, intensity, topicality, and stellar performances.
Blood/Love is sure to entice lovers of musical theatre and sexy vampires alike.
Four of the hottest young actors in NYC take on a deeply relevant and suspenseful drama
Broadway is built on emotion, humanity, and shared experience.
A compelling two-timeline story penned by the talented playwright Bess Wohl.
A look at NY leaders that became compelling theatrical characters.
A story well told about grief and loss and how our memories will be recalled after we’re gone.
This year’s holiday theatre lineup offers something for every festive mood.
Unforgettable songs from short-lived musicals.
An exploration of dreams, setbacks, and the human condition beneath the glittering surface.
Here’s where those groundbreaking performers are now.
An immersive theatrical dining experience blending global Jewish stories, culinary artistry, and live performance.
See what’s in store for the second half of the 2025-2026 Broadway season.
Big, bold, and fiercely alive.
A delightful new romantic comedy
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Heather Headley, Boyd Gaines, Karen Ziemba, + more.
A brilliant transfer of the West End’s hit Olivier-winning production.
Miss Piggy and her Muppet friends cameo in Rob Lake Magic.
The class of 2000 marked a turning point in how Broadway told its stories.
Actors, Artists, and True Fans
The chandelier, the romance, the mystery — unforgettable.
A Costume Spectacular Inspired by This Season’s Hits
ART on Broadway delivers laughs as big as the A-list cast.
Hope and the Chaos of Creation
(And Down Into The Netherworld)
A glorious revival of a musical masterpiece that is always timely, but remarkably so in 2025.
These are the numbers that stopped shows, broke rules, and redefined what movement could mean on stage.
Art, at its most fearless, can move hearts and minds.
Top ways to get discount Broadway tickets
A Broadway production that hits back, with all the feelings attached.
From a cult-favorite musical rising again to an intimate family drama, the fall season promises variety and impact.
Mike talks about what it really means to hold a show together.
Your Broadway night deserves more than just a quick bite.
We sat down with Casting Director Peter Van Dam to talk about his journey from actor to casting.
It’s wedding season! Where better to draw inspiration for your first dance than Broadway?
The 2025 calendar shows why New York’s theatre scene remain a magnet for stars who could easily continue working in film or television.
Broadway has always drawn inspiration from the written word. What could be the next page to stage musical?
What happened to the original cast after they bid farewell to Uganda?
Here’s a look at a few who have successfully built careers in both Broadway and Hollywood.
Nothing stirs the pot in musical theatre quite like a good love triangle.
September is all about transition, reflection, and reclaiming your spotlight.
There’s something about a Broadway heartbreak song that hits differently than any other kind of musical theatre moment. Here are 12 songs that burn, break and boldly define the emotional moments.
Between blockbuster revivals, high-profile debuts, daring comedies, and nostalgic musicals, this year’s lineup offers something for everyone.
It’s time for some astrology, Broadway style.
Adam Guettel and Tina Landau’s Floyd Collins—based on the true story of the Kentucky cave explorer—receives its long-awaited Broadway premiere
This year’s class of nominees includes some historic firsts and notable exceptions to the rule, worth a shoutout.
With two new entries to the list this season, we are looking back at the history of these portrayals of music icons.
A wild western true story gets the folk rock treatment
Kimberly Belflower’s new play gives a 21st-century take on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible through the lens of a Georgia high school classroom’s study of the classic.
Let’s take a look at where the stars of this moving production are now.
There are a lot of Broadway milestones worth celebrating this year!
Glengarry Glen Ross is here to remind us that there’s room for any kind of theater at the Palace—and sometimes, a good well-timed insult can hurt as much as a high note.
Let’s take a look through history and shout out some of the best title songs in Broadway musicals over the years.
Idina Menzel swings and sings from the treetops in Broadway’s new tree-centric musical, Redwood. With a soaring pop-infused score by Kate Diaz, Menzel stuns in this emotionally charged production. She’s joined by standouts Zachary Noah Piser as her late son and Khaila Wilcoxon as a Redwood botanist and fellow tree lover, both delivering powerhouse performances […]
Plays used to aim for open-ended runs, hoping to join the rarefied air of the longest-running shows. But in recent seasons, a new trend has emerged: plays aren’t sticking around forever anymore.
With so much hitting the New York boards in the next three months, we are narrowing the pack to the things we can wait the least to see!
His wide range is no doubt a result of his lengthy Broadway career leading up to his role in Maybe Happy Ending.
As we at Broadway’s Best Shows celebrate the start of another wonderful year of theater, we want to take a moment to reflect on some of the Best Shows of 2024.
Here are some of the most exciting new performers to grace the stage in the 2024-2025 Broadway season!
Audra McDonald is turning in another masterclass performance on the Broadway stage, this time filling the shoes of Gypsy’s iconic stage mom Mama Rose at the Majestic Theatre. In George C. Wolfe’s new revival, Joy Woods and Jordan Tyson play Louise and June, respectively, shining as blindingly brightly as their showbiz characters, alongside Danny Burstein’s […]
Let’s look ahead here to 2025, where an astonishing 11 musicals are currently scheduled to begin performances
Small town living may not be for everyone, but Our Town’s exploration of humanity remains universal.
